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The melody for the Canticle of Zachariah is more elaborate than the psalm tones, so  I thought it would be easiest to do the antiphon and the canticle in the same post. First the antiphon – here it is in solfege: …and with the words: For the canticle itself, keep in mind that the cantorContinue reading “Tenebrae: Canticle of Zachariah”

Here is the practice material for the Canticle of Zachariah.  A helpful way to remember that jump from “re” to “la” in the second syllable is to think of the Star Wars song – once you have the movement from the low note to the high note in your head, it will be much easierContinue reading “Benedictus”